Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-21
CHURCH-HILL RALLY.
FINE MEETING AT coRcoRAE HALL
LAST MIGHT.
speeehes by Mr. Beverley B. Muaford, Hon
jefferson Chandler, and colonel
AS. Buford.

the rally was held.
Mr.. MUSFoRD.
Mr.. Beverley B. Munford was first in
troduced, and delivered one OF the
strongest speeches which has been
made during the canvass. In referring
to the Democratic party, he said {:
"What man can afford to break his
allegiance with a party that gives him
all he has-his pleasant home, his
friends and associations, his business.
his bread and meat-and join himself
TO a coalition which will break down
all these advantages and ruin
our city And how were our
candidates chosen? BY the free voice
of 5000 undaunted voters-men who
voted as they thought right in spite Of
the fact that Mahone's agents were at
the polls, pencil and paper in hand,
spottiDg the men who opposed them
And how were the Republican caldi-
dates chosen BY Malone and a few
Of his followers. Why should a man
90 into the Reform party to get griev-
ances redressed Why can't they come
into the Democratic camp and get their
grievances redressed. | call upon you
to save your city from negro aud Nh
hone rule. Looking over the person.
mel OF the Reform party | Will say,
with all reverence, that if they had the
Bible for their platform we could not
trust them. The Reform Republican
party is a one-man party-a party OF
mislule."
Mr.. Munford then reviewed the many
acts Of maladministration and corrup-
ton for which Malone is responsible
the many thousands OF dollars which
by those acts went from the pockets OF
the workingmen to the pockets OF Re
publican politicians. He showed how
Danyille, by strife brought about
through Malone and his followers,
had been stirred up, turned over to
negro men and their white allies, wind
ing up in a street fight that State troops
had to be called upon to quell. The
prosperity ofthe city had been bhghted,
men had moved away to quieter and
more pleasant houses, and the city had
| never bcen tnc same since.
In conclusion he asked what word.
Richmond would send to their friend,
in the country. They look to Rich
moDd for cheer and encouragement
Ihe 5000 votes cast at the primary are
a glorious augury of victory to come
Int every man must work hard TO max,
the victory in November a grand one
Richmond is too precious and her in
terests are too manifold for her to b,
turned over to the denizens Of jackson
Ward.
MIR. Munford's speech was quite ;
long one, but was well delivered anl
attentiyely listened to.
MB. CHANDLER.
The next speaker was Mr.. Jefferson
Chandler, of Washington. In the be
ginning he said he was not politician
but he would advise al men to vot'
with that party which secured to then
the greatest advantages and the high
est development. Politics is no play
thing, but great system of enlighten
cd thought. Virginia is the treasur.
Of Democracy, and she could no
afford, it seemed to him, t
throw away her treasure. The Re
publcans' policy to increase Fedora
power and diminish State powe
is repugnant TO independence O
thought. Why. your State officer
have recently been in Washington pc
titioniug for stolen liberty. LCheers.
Such IA shamOful spectacle WAS neve
before seen as tue high officers o
State peti,ioning a Federal Judge fo
liberty. fCLeers. Yet that is in keep
ing with the tcnets OF Repubicanisn
and to-day Republican leaders in Tia
North are sounding the note OF fran
in the South-that if they g.
into power next year they ar
going to stop the ballot-box stuflin
in the South. MIR. Chandler called ia
Reform party political iugglers, f.
there is DO room for third party be
tween the Democrats and Republican,
Some of these EefOrmers say tney ar
going to leave the Democratic part
because there are bad men in it.
guess there are. There are so man
OF them. What would you say of
man who protesting great fait
in and love for the Christia
creed, and yet because Juda
Iscariot was traitor and was one c
tie twelve npostles-what If sach
man would say because Judas WAS
bad man that he was going to lcav
the Christian ranks and go to tn
devil? Laughter If any men ar
Going to leave the Democratic part
they ought to have some good reaso
for it. Fully three fourths OF tn
workiugmen IN this country are Dem
Gratis. and the Democratic party Is th
place for the workingman beclua
there he gets what he deserves.
Mr.. Chandler spoke OF the relation
between capital and labor, shown
how closely they were allied, an
urged all his hearers to stand with th
party of the people in opposition
reform, Republicanism, and Anarci
ism.
Mr.. Chandler's speech was an exec
lent effort.
COLONEL BUFORD.
Colonel A. S. Buford next spok'
He said he was as great lover Of Il
Union as any other man. He was
close an adherent to it as Mr.. Sherman
but he declared that tn. modern L
publican party was a civil-var part.
designed by corrupt politicians to d
poilthe southern people OF their right
and composed of men who keep up irr
tation and dissention on issues that ha'
, been buried IN the Dead Sea of the pas
men who seek to obstruct Just legisl
tion, and even aim at this day to d
: prive Virginia OF the sovereign righ
, guaranteed her under the Constit
, tion.
Colonel Buford ridiculed the idea
| apy reform being effected by the G.
: aliiion party, and hoped his heare
. would not be lead away by any allur
ments which were visionary and sedu
r tive.
> The meeting then adjourned.
= MoNROE-wARD CLUB.
. The Monroe Ward Democratic Cll